Cameroon’s state media reported yesterday that its military had killed 100 Boko haram members who travelled from Nigeria to attack a town just across the border. Citing a statement from the Communication Ministry, Cameroon Radio and Television during the battle in Fotocol at the weekend, the army fired mortars at the extremists and pushed them back into Nigeria. It said no Cameroonian soldier was killed in the fighting. Fotocol is just over the border from Borno State. Thousands of Nigerians… Read more

To protect the fleeing 480 Nigerian soldiers from harm, Cameroonian troops killed 27 suspected Boko Haram militants between Monday and Tuesday, the Cameroon State Radio said yesterday. The radio said the Cameroonian soldiers escorted their Nigerian counterparts back home after the Tuesday attack. It said Cameroonian soldiers killed the insurgents who attacked areas the Nigerian troops fled to during a battle with the militants. The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) in Abuja claimed that the troops “strayed” into Cameroon while making a… Read more

…May launch full-scale war against Boko Haram before December The military has traced some of the explosives being used by Boko Haram female suicide bombers to a Chinese factory which was seized some weeks ago by the sect. Also, preliminary findings revealed that some of the teenage bombers were not aware that they were on suicide mission. It was learnt that most of the girls were lured on errands without knowing the import of their mission. But there were feelers… Read more

Nigeria and three other countries have pledged to speed up the creation of a 2,800-strong regional force to tackle Boko Haram. Defence ministers of Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad and Niger said they would each contribute 700 troops to the force. Niger’s Defence Minister Karidio Mahamadou said they were determined to “eradicate this curse”. Boko Haram’s insurgency is focused on Nigeria, but it has carried out some cross-border raids. It was suspected of blowing up the Ngala bridge, which lies on a… Read more

Two suspected Boko Haram militants have been killed in a botched attack on a town in Cameroon’s far north. They were killed by local security forces, who repelled the Boko Haram attack on Saturday. Nigeria had accused Cameroon of not doing enough to tackle Boko Haram, which grabbed global attention in April following the abduction of more than 200 girls from a school in Chibok, Borno State. The sect has also killed hundreds in the northeast since then. Cameroon recently… Read more

•Negotiation still possible, says govt To facilitate the rescue of the over 200 abducted Chibok schoolgirls, Cameroon and Chad may have agreed to block routes in their territories used by Boko Haram, it was learnt yesterday. Some of the routes, top security sources told The Nation, have been identified. If the routes are blocked, the sect will be confined to its camps in Nigeria. A military source, who spoke in confidence with our correspondent last night, said all those involved… Read more

Nigeria’s neighbours, such as Chad and Cameroon, have “very important role” to play in the battle against the Islamist group, Boko Haram in Africa, UK Foreign Secretary William Hague, has said. His comments came as talks on the threat from Boko Haram - hosted by the French president – got underway yesterday in Paris. Militants abducted more than 200 schoolgirls in Chibok, Borno State in April and released a video last Monday showing more than 100 of the girls and… Read more

NIGERIA is seeking the co-operation of Cameroon and Chad to find the 234 girls abducted from their hostel in Chibok, Borno State. The Defence Headquarters has opened contact with military authorities in the two countries, The Nation learnt last night. Either the Chief of Defence Staff, Air Marshal Alex Badeh, or the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Kenneth Minimah, will visit Cameroon and Chad this week as part of efforts to rescue the girls, who were kidnapped by suspected Boko… Read more

The Nigerian armed forces have located about a dozen hideouts of the Islamic sect, Boko Haram, in neighbouring Cameroon. Consequently, the Federal Government is mounting pressure on the neighbouring country for collaboration in routing the insurgents. President Goodluck Jonathan and President Paul Biya are already in talks on how to deal with the security challenge, authoritative sources said yesterday in Abuja. Nigeria is said to have tabled four conditions before Cameroon for its consideration on the issue. A military source… Read more

The military said yesterday it had shut hundreds of kilometres of Nigeria's border in Adamawa State with Cameroon to stop Islamic extremists using the country as a haven and launch pad for attacks. Brig. Gen. Rogers Nicholas of the 23rd Armored Brigade told reporters that he was exercising emergency powers because it is "imperative" to seal the border between Cameroon and Adamawa State against illegal crossings. He said Customs and immigration officials are working with soldiers and police "to ensure… Read more

CALIFORNIA-BASED Camerounian singer, Dencia, has appealed for support towards her charity moves. Not quite long after she claimed that she earned more than a million dollars from the sales of her product, Whitenicious, without adverts, she put smiles on the faces of some motherless babies in her home town in Cameroon. The artiste, who was in Cameroon this month, shared cash, clothes and bags for the running of an orphanage. Shortly after, she tweeted: “So, I landed in Cameroun on… Read more

BOKO Haram insurgents may have struck from a new base in Cameroon, following renewed attacks on Borno villages, the military has said. It was also learnt that the military seeks to prevail on the Federal Government to reach out to Cameroonian authorities on a bilateral campaign against the insurgents. Last Saturday, Boko Haram attacked Arboko village, behind Gwoza Hills, killing five and burning 35 houses. Unspecified number of insurgents were killed in a counter-attack by troops. But investigation has linked… Read more

The United Nations Security Council has welcomed the peaceful conclusion of a special transitional regime established by an agreement between Nigeria and Cameroon concerning the Bakassi Peninsula. The 15-member body in a statement commended the governments of Nigeria and Cameroon ``for their commitment in honouring the obligations to comply with the decisions of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and for the responsible and peaceful way in which they resolved their differences on this matter.” In June 2006, the two… Read more